Zamper, Raffael P. C. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2783-3072
Amorim, Thiago C.
Queiroz, Veronica N. F.
Lira, Jordana D. O.
Costa, Luiz Guilherme V.
Takaoka, Flavio
Juffermans, Nicole P.
Neto, Ary S.
Article History
Received: 3 September 2018
Accepted: 3 December 2018
First Online: 22 December 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The protocol was approved by the local ethics committee of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (Comitê de Ética do Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil). Written consent was applied to patients in the prospective group (intervention group), and was waived in the restrospective group (control group).
: Not Applicable.
: The author Ary Serpa Neto is a member of the editorial board (Associate Editor) of this journal.The other authors declare no competing interests.
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